Lighten your life with good posture

By Kay Wagner, LMP | Jul 09, 2010

Like the frame of a house our skeleton is designed to hold
us up. Good posture lets your muscles do their job of holding your body up with
ease and balance. If the frame of your house is leaning it will put more stress
on the whole house.

Explore your own ideal posture and alignment with these
ideas:

Move your shoulders forward, middle
and then back. Hold for a breath and repeat the forward to back stretch three
times.

Create a shelf for your heart.
Don’t let the weight of the world (and of your upper body) press down and
compress your heart. Lift and support from within.

Exhale like a singer. Press your
breath out from BELOW your lungs to engage diaphragm. Don’t press your chest
down to exhale. Try it both ways. What feels best to you?

Use both inhale and exhale to lift
your heart.

Visualize a silver thread lifting
the crown of your head to the sky. For some people visualizing a plumb line
through your body works well.

Imagine a bright bunch of helium
balloons lifting your breastbone.

Lower your shoulder blades. Let
them melt DOWN your back like a stream of warm water.

Welcome to the world of health, fitness and natural beauty! Kay has been a massage therapist for 35 years and fitness instructor since 1983.

She finds great joy in leading group and private exercise specializing in boomers and seniors. Her fitness focus is improving balance, muscle strength, flexibility and stamina. Learn simple ways to reduce stress, sleep better and feel more optimistic!

Holistic tips ranging from deep breathing, weight loss and natural beauty secrets to detoxifying mineral baths have appeared in my published articles since 1999.

"Bridge to Serenity Guided Meditations," her CD of morning and evening deep peace meditations has proven to be a valuable gift for those needing to let go of stress, feel more relaxed and sleep better.

Kay's articles focus on living your best life. Here’s to your health and happiness!